Backpacking - Wind River Range

Rob Hammer September 17, 2020

Backpacking - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Titcomb Basin

Wyoming sucks. Tell everybody.

For as long as we’ve been going to Jackson, Pinedale has never been anything more than a brewery stop after the 6 hour drive from Denver. That’s all changed now though, after our first experience in the Wind River Range. I’ve always said that you will not find more beautiful mountains than the Tetons. And while I don’t think you can compare the two, Wind River certainly gives them a run. Once you get deep into the range, it feels more like you’re in the Alps than anywhere in the USA. Without hesitation I don’t mind saying it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve been in America. Best part is, you have to work for it, which keeps all the morons away. The images you see here are from a 32+/- mile round trip hike we did last month to Seneca Lake and Titcomb Basin. I’ll certainly be returning to this place as well as the Pinedale area for some more fly fishing on the Green River.

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Backpacking into the Wind River Range

Two hikers protect themselves from a rainstorm by covering themselves with a rainfly from their tent.

A backpacker celebrating in the sunshine after a rainstorm.

Two people sit by a lake soaking up sunshine in the Wind River backcountry.

Seneca Lake - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Reflections in the water of Seneca Lake - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Abstract photo of Seneca Lake - Wind River Range - Wyoming

Three people trail running in the Wind River Range - Wyoming

A fly fisherman hikes to a high alpine lake in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

Two hikers protect themselves from rain in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A hikers Crocs match the color and texture of rocks in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A girl in red and black pajamas standing on a rover overlooking Seneca Lake in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

Backpackers huddle around a campfire in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A bottle of Mezcal is illuminated by a campfire in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

A couple cuddling next to a campfire in the Wind River Range - Wyoming.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Backpacking

Rob Hammer October 19, 2017

Hiking the Middle Teton

Backpacking - Adventure-Photography

It's only been a year+ since this trip and I'm finally getting around to posting about it. Have been back several times since. Wonder how many other trips I have sitting on my hard drive? Jackson Hole is top notch. Really top notch. The more I go back, the better it is, and the amount of time we actually spend in town is less and less. Grand Teton National Park and everything else that surrounds town is phenomenal. The hiking, camping, fishing, etc, is so good. And on this particular trip we did all of that. Up the middle Teton to be exact. A very different type of backcountry climbing than I'm used to. So much of it is just huge boulder fields. Which means that you spend a lot of time going from rock to rock, or scrambling. Not my favorite style of hiking, but what an incredible trip. The Tetons have to be the most picturesque range in the USA. The way they rise up from the the valley floor is so dramatic. They look so massive from afar, and even bigger when you're right up close. Not sure how we got so lucky, but it was perfectly sunny at the summit without an ounce of wind. That can't happen too often? As I'm writing this it's snowing in Jackson Hole, and I can't wait to get back up there. The snowboarding there is so good. You'd have to put it up there as some of the best in the country, especially when you really get to know the mountain. This is the worst thing I've written in a while. Sorry.

Austria Travel Photography

Rob Hammer October 13, 2017

Traveling in Austria

Europe - Photography

Good times over in Austria. For whatever reason, I did the least amount of shooting on this trip compared to all other in the past. Travel always brings on great experiences no matter what. Perhaps the funniest and unexpected came out of the need for a bathroom. During a long drive, we stopped at a market in a small town to pee and get food for lunch. I couldn't find the bathroom and tried asking the two workers in the back. They obviously knew very little English, and had no idea what I was saying. After trying every word they might know, I moved onto the universal sign for a guy going to the bathroom, the actual motion of doing it. They instantly knew what I needed and showed me the way. When I came back out, one of the guys was still there and asked me with a very Austrian accent "Ver ah you from?" I replied simply with "California", to which he screamed "AAAAHHHHH, SCHWARZENEGGER!!!"